10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: May 27, 2020

Both statements are incorrect.

Bombay Plan was a 15-year economic plan for post-World War India proposed by a group of industrialists and technocrats in January 1944.

It was signed by J. R. D. Tata, Ghanshyam Das Birla, Ardeshir Dalal, Lala Shri Ram, Kasturbhai Lalbhai, Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroff, Sir Purshottamdas Thakurdas and John Mathai.

The FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) endorsed the plan at its annual meeting. Later, the document was edited by Purushottamdas Thakurdas into two tiny pamphlet-sized volumes and published as A Brief Memorandum Outlining a Plan of Economic Development for India in 1945.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Aarogya Setu is a contact tracing application using the Bluetooth technology being used to notify risk of someone contracting COVID-19 based on their movements.

Statement 2 is correct. Government has released the source code of the android application on Github while iOS version is to be launched in coming days.

Statement 3 is correct. A Bug Bounty Program has been launched to partner with security researchers and developers community to test the security effectiveness of the application.

Note: The question of Aarogya Setu being an Open Source Software (OSS) has been previously asked in 10PM quiz when it was not an OSS. This is to notify that now the app is OSS and aspirants are requested to make note of it.

Both statements are correct.

The HCQ is used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus for its property of scaling down the response of the immune system.

At the molecular level, hydroxychloroquine interferes with lysosomal activity and autophagy, disrupt membrane stability and alter signaling pathways.

HCQ also has anti-inflammatory properties, which helps treat a patient suffering from Cytokine storm, i.e. when the immune system of the body goes into an overdrive against foreign substance leading to fatal localized inflammation.

ICMR has recommended HCQ as preventive/prophylactic drug for asymptomatic healthcare workers, frontline staff on surveillance duty in containment zones and paramilitary/police personnel involved in coronavirus infection related activities.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution can be described as the advent of “cyber-physical systems” embedded within societies and even human bodies.

Examples: genome editing, new forms of machine intelligence, breakthrough materials and approaches to governance that rely on cryptographic methods such as the blockchain. These capabilities are reliant on the technologies and infrastructure of the Third Industrial Revolution.

Statement 1 is correct. The Factory Act, 1881 dealt primarily with Child Labour, it prohibited employment below age of 7, working hours restricted to 9 per day and 4 holidays per month.

Statement 2 is correct. The Factory Act, 1891 reduced maximum working hours for children to 7 hours per day. It fixed maximum working hours for woman at 11 hours with one and half hour interval.

Statement 3 is correct. These laws were not applicable to British owned tea and coffee plantations.

Statement 1 is correct. Article 136(1) of the constitution states that the Supreme Court may, in its discretion, grant special leave to appeal from any judgment, decree, determination, sentence or order in any cause or matter passed or made by any court or tribunal in the territory of India.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Article 136(2) states that the power granted in article 136(1) shall not apply to any judgment, determination, sentence or order passed or made by any court or tribunal constituted by or under any law relating to the Armed Forces.

Both statements are incorrect.

FAITH (FA vipiravir plus Um I fenovir (efficacy and safety) Trial in Indian Hospital setting) trials by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. are new randomised, open-label study to test the combined efficacy of two antiviral drugs — Favipiravir and Umifenovir — against the COVID-19.

The current Glenmark trial will study the early administration of a combination of Favipiravir and Umifenovir and whether it enhances anti-viral efficacy on COVID-19 patients.

Statement 1 is incorrect. NFSA covers upto 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and priority households. It will not change with the implementation of ON-ORC.

The ON-ORC aims to introduce nation-wide portability of ration card holders under National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), to lift their entitlement food grains from any FPS in the country without the need to obtain a new ration card, by integrating the existing PDS systems/portals of States/UTs with the Central systems/portals, etc.

Statement 2 is correct. The Integrated Management of PDS portal (http://www.impds.nic.in/) provides the technological platform for the inter-state portability of ration cards enabling a beneficiary to buy food grains from any Fair Price Shop across the country.

The Four Noble Truths contain the essence of the Buddha’s teachings. These are:

The truth of suffering (Dukkha), which is basic characteristic of existence.

The truth of the origin of suffering (Samudaya) which is cravings and attachments.

The truth of the cessation of suffering (Nirodha) which comes with cessation of craving.

The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering (Magga) is eight-fold path.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Gross Value Added (GVA) of fisheries sector in the national economy during 2018-19 stood at Rs 2,12,915 crores (current basic prices) which constituted 1.24% of the total National GVA and 7.28% share of Agricultural GVA.

Fisheries sector in India has shown impressive growth with an average annual growth rate of 10.88% during the year from 2014-15 to 2018-19.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The PMMSY intends to address critical gaps in fish production and productivity, quality, technology, post-harvest infrastructure and management, modernization and strengthening of value chain, traceability, establishing a robust fisheries management framework and fishers’ welfare.